release date: Mar. 23, 2008
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,28]
producer: Mathias Blomdahl; Tobias Froberg (4, 6)
label: RCA Victor / Sony Music - nationality: Sweden
Track highlights: 1. "Give Me That Slow Knowing Smile" (live) - 2. "I Don't Mind" - 6. "Don't Stop" - 7. "When"
7th studio album by Lisa Ekdahl is a more laid back album with hints of easy listening without being boring 'cause it's like her debut filled with interesting songs and fine melodies only this time all songs are in English. It's not the continued journey into a bolder folk pop and uptempo style as her most recent album Pärlor av glas (2006). Instead she returns to a subtler style of jazz pop and folk pop. It's not the first time she has recorded music with English lyrics, as her two albums with Peter Nordahl Trio were cover versions of old classic, but this is the first time she releases a full album of her own songs entirely in English. Her accent may be charming but it's also annoying (not unlike Björk), and frankly she's just so much better in Swedish.
